CSS flex-direction Property

Example

Set the direction of the flexible items inside the <div> element in reverse order:

div {
    display: -webkit-flex; /* Safari */
    -webkit-flex-direction: row-reverse; /* Safari 6.1+ */
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: row-reverse;
}

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Definition and Usage

The flex-direction property specifies the direction of the flexible items.

Note: If the element is not a flexible item, the flex-direction property has no effect.

Default value:	row
Inherited:	no
Animatable:	no. Read about animatable
Version:	CSS3
JavaScript syntax:	object.style.flexDirection="column-reverse" Try it

Browser Support

The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the property.

Numbers followed by -webkit- or -moz- specify the first version that worked with a prefix.

Property
flex-direction	29.0 21.0 -webkit-	11.0	28.0 18.0 -moz-	6.1 -webkit-	12.10

CSS Syntax

Property Values

Value	Description	Play it
row	Default value. The flexible items are displayed horizontally, as a row	Play it »
row-reverse	Same as row, but in reverse order	Play it »
column	The flexible items are displayed vertically, as a column	Play it »
column-reverse	Same as column, but in reverse order	Play it »
initial	Sets this property to its default value. Read about initial	Play it »
inherit	Inherits this property from its parent element. Read about inherit